AFFORDABLE WINE ONLINE LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
13310789 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2026
Net worth
£-19.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £19,356
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£19k
↓ 52% YoY
Current Assets
£111
↓ 99% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£19k-£12k-£6k£1k£8k£15kApr 2025Apr 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-04-302025-04-30
Total assets£15.1k£30.8k
Current assets£111£14.9k
Net assets£-19.4k£-12.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-08
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-04-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-01-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFFORDABLE WINE ONLINE LIMITED
  9. 2021-04-03
    BOOTHMAN, Benjamin Stuart appointed
    director
  10. 2021-04-03
    RICHARDSON, Craig Neil appointed
    director
  11. 2021-04-03
    WEATHERHEAD, Robert William appointed
    director
  12. 2021-04-03
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-22

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert William Weatherhead
Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control08/04/2024
Mr Benjamin Stuart Boothman
Individual · British · DOB 05/1981 · age 45
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control03/04/2021
Mr Craig Neil Richardson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1976 · age 50
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control03/04/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Agent Wolf Limitedceased 08/04/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342

Registered office

37 Packer Street
Rochdale
OL16 1NJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-22OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-08

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BOOTHMAN, Benjamin Stuart
director · ~45y · appointed 2021-04-03
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Active
RICHARDSON, Craig Neil
director · ~50y · appointed 2021-04-03
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Active
WEATHERHEAD, Robert William
director · ~45y · appointed 2021-04-03
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Active

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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-04-03